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Samwise Eyes (Your Eyes in the Crowd) is an activist journalist based in Chicago. He has been live streaming radical protests for a wide range of progressive to radical causes since 2012. Sam has covered events ranging from the 2012 NATO Summit to the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to the Black Lives Matter movement. His work has been featured in the Huffington Post, on Suntimes.com and at DailyKos.com.

To support his independent, unfiltered journalism, donations can be made through paypal to SamwiseOccupies@gmail.com . Inquiries can also be made at that address.

Follow him on twitter, @SamwiseEyes, for upcoming streams, news about activism in Chicago, and occasional silly jokes.

Sam uses basic technology, a Droid MAXX phone and a Ravpower external battery back to stream over his regular 4G network. If you are interested in learning how to stream, Sam is happy to teach you everything he knows, please get in touch.

Samwise is no longer affiliated with any organization using the name "Occupy."